Emirates Cup
Hamburger SV is the current holder of the Trophy.
If a team scores, then a point adds onto their overall tally, a win counts for 3 points and a draw is worth 1 point.
The inaugural tournament took place on 28 July and 29 July 2007 and featured the hosts, as well as reigning Serie A champions Inter Milan, French side Paris Saint-Germain and Spanish outfit Valencia (having replaced Hamburger SV, who had to pull out of the tournament because of Intertoto Cup commitments ). Each team played two matches, with three points awarded for a win, one point for a draw, and a point for every goal scored, much like the Amsterdam Tournament. Hence Arsenal did not play against Valencia, and Inter Milan did not play against Paris Saint-Germain. The tournament was well attended with over 110,000 filling the Emirates stadium across the two day tournament.
Emirates have since agreed to host the tournament for a further three years. The 3 teams confirmed to be appearing in the 2008 Emirates Cup are Real Madrid, Juventus and Hamburger SV. In the 2008 tournament, Arsenal didn't play Hamburg and Real Madrid didn't play Juventus.
The trophy
The sterling silver cup was made by Thomas Fattorini, whose family has produced trophies for English football since 1827. It was awarded to Arsenal FC, the winners of the inaugural pre-season tournament at Emirates Stadium on July 29th 2007."We wanted to create a design that both stood out from other international football trophies and something that a club would be proud to place in their cabinet," said Fattorini.
"Emirates Stadium has very iconic, asymmetrical flowing lines across the rooftop, which motivated identical lines in the original brand identity for the stadium. The base, lip and handles of the trophy mirror these, with the Emirates logo placed firmly on the face of the cup.
2007 tournament
Day 1
Day 2
Final Tournament Standings
| Rank | Team | Points | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Paris Saint-Germain | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Valencia | 5 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
| 4 | Inter Milan | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 |
Scorers
2008 tournament
Day 1
Day 2
Final Tournament Standings
| Rank | Team | Points | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hamburg | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Juventus | 4 | 1 | 3 | -2 |
Scorers
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ivica Olić | Hamburg | 2 |
| 2 | Daniel Parejo Muñoz | Real Madrid | 1 |
| David Trezeguet | Juventus | ||
| Ruud van Nistelrooy | Real Madrid | ||
| Mohamed Zidan | Hamburg | ||
| Paolo Guerrero | Hamburg | ||
| Emmanuel Adebayor | Arsenal | ||
References
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Last updated on Thursday August 28, 2008 at 11:26:01 PDT (GMT -0700)
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